Document 0626
 DOCN  M95A0626
 TI    Prevention of HIV infection in adolescents. American Pediatric Society
       104th annual meeting and Society for Pediatric Research 63rd annual
       meeting; 1994 May 2-5; Seattle.
 DT    9510
 AU    Siegel DM; Aten MJ; Roghmann K; Dept of Peds., Univ. of Rochester School
       of Medicine, NY, USA.
 SO    Pediatr AIDS HIV Infect. 1994 Oct;5(5):317 (unnumbered abstract). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE AIDS/95330418
 AB    Traditional knowledge based interventions designed to change high risk
       sexual attitudes and behavior in adolescents have not been consistently
       effective. We have implemented a 12 session, highly interactive, AIDS
       and sexuality curriculum in 3 middle and 3 senior high (urban) schools
       designed to affect not only knowledge, but also self-efficacy,
       attitudes, and behavioral intentions. Students (N = 672) were assigned
       to: (1) usual health teacher (control), N = 144 students (2) health
       source information, (HSI) involving specific guidelines on how to access
       local teen clinics including transportation vouchers, N = 142 (3) health
       education, (H. Ed) N = 254 and (4) health education with HSI. (H.
       Ed/HSI) N = 137. Outcomes were assessed using a pre post test survey
       (alpha reliabilities of 0.7 or greater per subscale) designed to measure
       relevant knowledge (K), self-efficacy (S.E.), and attitudes (A). TABULAR
       DATA, SEE PUBLISHED ABSTRACT. K increased substantially both for the
       H.Ed and H.Ed/HSI groups, but not for controls or HSI alone groups.
       While positive A toward condom use and abstinence increased for all
       groups, S.E. (perception of belief about ability to engage in a
       behavior, i.e. condom use/abstinence) increased substantially in the
       H.Ed and H.Ed/HSI groups. These increases in S.E. may represent the
       outcomes needed for an educational intervention to precipitate behavior
       change. Consideration needs to be given to the combination of K,S.E. and
       A when designing interventions to affect behavior intention.
 DE    Adolescence  Adolescent Behavior  Adolescent Psychology  Attitude
       Condoms  Health Behavior  *Health Education  Human  HIV
       Infections/*PREVENTION & CONTROL  Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice  Risk
       Factors  Sexual Abstinence  MEETING ABSTRACT  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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